ABOUT

The rose in Spanish Harlem, Ilianna also known as Illy, is known for her passion for dance, knowledge about makeup artistry, her big bouncy curls, and her voice in the body positivity movement. Ilianna always had a passion for creativity. She attended Talent Unlimited Performing Arts High School as a dance major then received her Bachelors in Dance and Minor in Urban Studies from Queens College.

Through her social media platform, she inspires thousands of women to be confident and love themselves naturally, despite what society says. Ilianna celebrates beauty in all aspects. Her platform showcases natural hair tutorials, hairstyle style inspiration, on trend makeup looks, plus size fashion and modeling. She has been featured in Plus Model Magazine, El Diario NY Newspaper, Harlem World Magazine, and People StyleWatch Magazine.

Ilianna’s mission is to make brands aware the beauty comes in all shapes, sizes and hair types.